EXHIBIT 24 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of Continental Materials Corporation and Subsidiaries on Form S-8 (File No. 33- 23671) of our report dated March 14, 1996 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Continental Materials Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994, and for the three years in the period ended December 30, 1995, which reports are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P. Chicago, Illinois March 27, 1996